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Thomas D. Howie

Thomas Dry Howie
Abbeville, SC, 1908 - near Saint-Lô 1944)
American army officer, killed during the Battle of Normandy during World War II, while trying to capture the town of Saint-Lô. He is known as "The Major of St. Lo".
(Wikipedia)

William C. Westcott
1948/1969

Description

Bronze bust on a console in front of a American flag mate of two types of granite. The bust shows Howie in uniform with the Bronze star which he won in the D-Day operation at Omaha Beach, and the Silver Star, which was awarded to him posthumously for the St. Lo attack.

Inscription(s)

THOMAS D. HOWIE
LE MAJOR DE SAINT-LO
12 avril 1908 - 17 juillet 1944
commandant le 3^e bataillon
116^e régiment d'infanterie
29^e division u.s.a.

he fell at the head
of his troops
as he was liberating our city
his last words were…

to saint-lô!

tombé a la tete
de ses troupes
en liberant notre ville
au cri de ralliement…

a saint-lô!

Annotation

The bust is a second cast of the bust made by Westcott in 1947 for Staunton Military Academy. The second cast copy given by the Academy to the town of Saint-Lô and was placed on the wall of the St. Croix church until it was placed at the present monument at the 25th anniversary of D-Day.

Saint-Lô - Thomas D. Howie

Sculptor

William Carter Westcott (Atlantic City, NJ 1900-?), American sculptor.

Sources & Information

The Kablegram (Staunton Military Academy), 17 January 1947 (on-line).
The Memorial Chapel of la Madeleine (on-line).

Locatie (N 49°6'54" - W 1°4'57") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: frbn053; Photograph: 1 August 2015
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